Stuart Carden, Silk Road Theater Project
The Silk Road Theater's production, OUR ENEMIES, written by Egyptian-American playwright, Yussef El Guindi, is important because Arab-American literature is important. And because Arab-America needs to find its place on America's stages. In an age characterized by conflict between the United States and the Arab World, Arab-America needs to be woven into our national tapestry (and consciousness). We at Silk Road Theatre Project believe strongly, believe passionately in fact, that this weaving, this becoming American, is best served through cultural production.
Like so many twenty-first century "hyphenated" Americans, Yussef embodies that transnational spirit of hailing from both here and there, belonging to both us and them.